About this role
About the Role Anthropic’s Connectivity team is focused on making Claude the most connected AI. We own the MCP proxy and the OAuth/token management, and work across claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, and the API. We’re looking for an engineering leader to guide a London-based Connectivity team, partnering with SF and London colleagues to deliver reliable, enterprise-grade connectivity. What You'll Do
- Lead a team of engineers building the connectivity infrastructure that powers tool use across Anthropic's product suite, from the MCP proxy to OAuth and token management
- Take an inclusive, equitable approach to hiring and coaching top technical talent, and maintain a high-performing team
- Coach, mentor, and provide career development guidance to your direct reports, helping them set and achieve their professional goals
- Partner with Connectivity engineering leadership in San Francisco, along with product, security, and platform teams, to define the team's roadmap and create clarity for the team in an ambiguous and evolving environment
- Drive cross-team and cross-org alignment to ship work that spans claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, and the API, working effectively with teams primarily based in the US
- Establish and drive adoption of engineering best practices within your team, including the operational rigor (on-call, incident response, postmortems) required for infrastructure that other teams and external partners depend on
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Anthropic's engineering management team What We're Looking For
- Experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
- A technical background in backend or platform engineering, with the depth to guide architectural decisions and engage credibly in technical discussions